Table 2 Anthropometric indices, serum vitamin A and zinc status of the school children
6–9 years | 10–12 years | 13–15 years | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | *P value | 95% CI |
Weight-for-age (N = 176) | ||||||
Underweight | 23(15.6) | 9(31.1) | ……. | 32(18.2) | 0.037 | 10.3–27.3 |
Normal | 109(74.2) | 20(68.9) | …..... | 129(73.3) | 59.1–87.5 | |
Overweight | 15(10.2) | 0(0.0) | ……. | 15(8.5) | 4.5–13.1 | |
Total | 147(100.0) | 29(100.0) | ……. | 176(100.0) | ||
Height-for-age (N = 450) | ||||||
Stunted | 50(34.0) | 52(44.1) | 85(45.9) | 187(41.6) | 0.002 | 25.0–45.5 |
Normal | 97(65.0) | 66(55.9) | 100(54.1) | 262(58.4) | 47.7–75.6 | |
Total | 147(100.0) | 118(100.0) | 185(100.0 | 450(100.0) | ||
Body Mass Index-for-age (N = 450) | ||||||
Thinness | 20(13.6) | 17(14.4) | 53(28.6) | 90(20.0) | 0.000 | 6.8–22.1 |
Normal | 94(70.7) | 91(77.1) | 123(66.5) | 318(70.7) | 58.5–88.1 | |
Overweight | 23(15.7) | 10(8.5) | 9(4.9) | 42(9.3) | 8.0–18.2 | |
Total | 147(100.0) | 118(100.0) | 185(100.0) | 450(100.0) | ||
Serum vitamin A status (N = 90) | ||||||
Deficient (≤20 μg/dl) | 18(56.2) | 11(44.0) | 17(51.5) | 46(51.1) | 0.497 | 41.1–61.1 |
Normal (> 20 μg/dl) | 14(43.8) | 14(56.0) | 16(48.5) | 44(48.9) | 38.9–58.9 | |
Total | 32(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 33(100.0) | 90(100.0) | ||
Serum zinc status (N = 90) | ||||||
Normal (≥80 μg/dl) | 17(53.1) | 13(52.0) | 21(63.6) | 51(56.7) | 0.595 | 46.7–66.7 |
Deficient (< 80 μg/dl) | 15(46.9) | 12(48.0) | 12(36.4) | 39(43.3) | 33.3–53.3 | |
Total | 32(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 33(100.0) | 90(100.0) | ||